Springfield Hellcat First Look

I looked at them side by side. I liked the feel and the sights of the Hellcat better than the Sig. Both good guns. I run 115 grain jhp not +P. Keeps the recoil more manageable. I recently shot 10 rounds of Norma NXD which is a 65 grain non expanding fluted bullet @ 1730 fps. Says low recoil on the box and it is. Very accurate and very controllable. I took my time on the 1st 3 rounds and they were in a cluster in the 10 ring. Next 7 rapid fire 9’s & 10’s. About a 5" group. No hiccups. I have not seen a track record on these rounds so I am not carrying them. I have 2 Hellcats. One with a red dot and one without. I shot the NXDs with the red dot. I am also looking at the Norm 108 grain monolithic hollow point. All copper. I have not tried them yet.

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Thanks for the response. Although the gun was cleaned and lubed before the first HST test another clean and lube and the problem is gone! Must have been gremlins!

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It’s a relief to get a non functional weapon functional again!

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